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Parents wait hours for Hatchimals, Nintendo NES Classic

Is it worth your time and money to track down aHatchimal, this season's hottest toy?

Should you fight to find a Nintendo NES Classic, the throwback game station that has now also vanished from store shelves?

On Sunday morning, Dec. 4,Toys R Us storeshad between a dozen and 30 Hatchimals in stock at most stores, according to parents who lined up for them hours in advance. At some stores, there were not enough on shelves for everyone who was waiting.

It was worse at Target, according to Twitter reports from parents.

One dad told us he waited outside Target Sunday morning, along with 50 other anxious parents, only to hear store managers announce at 7 a.m. that they only received two of the toys. Everyone else went home disappointed.

She said her daughter was bored and done with her Hatchimal after just 3 days.

Doesn't that stink?

If that happens to you, after you spend hours trying to locate one, you'll say "doesn't that stink?"

Bottom line: If you really want one, then be prepared to visit stores every morning or spend $200 dollars on eBay.

Or, you can give your child a rain check, look again in January, and determine if they even want one by then, so you don't waste your money.

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